Improvement in animal traps



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HENRY LEE, or oBERLIN, OHIO..

Letters Patent No. 61,941, dated` February I2, 1867. l"

IMPROVEMENT IN ANIMAL TRAPS.

TO ALL WHOM -IT MAY CONCERN': Y

Be it known that I, H. LEE, of Oberlin, in the county of Lorain,` andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements inAnimal Traps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andcomplete description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whicli-Figui-el is a side view of the trap. Figure 2 is a-top view of the same.l Like letters of reference refer tolike parts in the different views 4A, fig. 1, is the floor of the trap, in the centre of whieliis astandard or post, B; lin the side of this standard is cut a groove,indicated by the dotted lines C, the lower end of which terminates in aslot ut through the lower end ofithe standard. In this slot is pirotedthe curved rod D, attlle point x; the loose end ofthis rod is bent intoa hook', and hangs in the slot above referred to, as indicated by thedotted lines E; the upper end is so bent as to cause it to stand outfrom the standard, as shown in the drawing, and itbeing pivoted in thegroove allows it to vibrate for a `purpose hereafter shown. F is a diskor fall, of the same size and shape as the floor; the under side of thisfall is studded with long sharp points, F', and on the upper side isfixed a supplementary standard, G; to the upper end of this standard isfastened the arms of the yoke H, the bow of which is fitted to the postB, upon which it slides' and by which the standard Gr is retained in anupright position, and the fall thereby kept in a longitudinal positionto the floor. I, iig. 2, is a staple, driven into the topk of thestandard, and by which the trap is set in the following manner: To thehook E, referred to above, is attached the end of a string; to the otherend is fastened the bait; this end is of a length to retain the baitunder the fall or disk; the fall is then raised up and hung upon the endof the rod, by the staple I, as shown in fig. 2; It will be seen by thisthat as the animal works at the bait or pulls the string, the rod isthrown 'from the staple, and the fall drops down upon the .creature inthe direction indicated by thedotted lines J, and is thereby impaled bythe long sharp points referred to. The floor of this trap may be coveredby meal or straw or any desirable means, so as to hide the string andpartially the bait, and thus conceal from the animal, to some extent,the nature of the trap.Y Also it may be constructed of any size,according to the size of the animal wished to be caught. Instead of theteeth or points, F', there may be a bane or rim secured to the fall ordisk, thus, instead of impaling and killing the animal, merelyimprisoning it. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is- 4 The fall F, armed with teeth or points, FV', standard G, and yokeH, in combination with the post B, baited lever D, and staple I, as andfor the purpose set forth. i

` HENRY LEE.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, E. E. Warm.

